Day: December 31, 2023

In November, Xi and Biden met in San Francisco ahead of the Apec leaders’ summit and agreed to restore a wide range of communication channels that were heavily curtailed after then-US House speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan in August 2022. Dialogue on climate, the fight against illegal drugs, and military communication channels were all affected in the wake of the Pelosi visit to Taiwan, which Beijing regards as part of its territory. Like most countries, the US does not recognise the self-ruled island as an independent state, but opposes…

The kinetic energy carried by such a projectile would be around 25 megajoules. This value may seem large, but when converted into electrical energy it is less than 7 kilowatt-hours, scarcely more than the energy it takes to cook two turkeys for Christmas. It may seem unlikely that such a small amount of energy could disable an advanced tank weighing around 40-60 tonnes and protected by thick layers of armour, especially one built under stringent US military standards. But the research team, led by Huang Jie of the China Aerodynamics…

The mini TV series is part of a gold rush for online video producers in China, where a new trend of binge watching very short shows from mobile devices has emerged. However, the sector has been subject to increased regulatory scrutiny, with the National Radio and Television Administration (NRTA) in November launching action to review the production, marketing and social values involved in such content. Tencent’s Legend of Magic Jade uses interactive play as short-video booms Despite these risks, local production companies have been rushing to churn out these mini…

The other offer is for a role in Europe promoting new energy storage for a private firm. Liu, who majored in Russian and international trade, has already spent several years on business trips across the world to promote Chinese-made medical devices. In China, the current outlook for the job market is quite gloomy; many firms are downsizing their domestic workforce amid the economic slowdown, while a record high of 11.7 million new graduates are expected in 2024. But despite this, overseas vacancies for Chinese workers are rising. 11:11 The reasons…

It is a significant step up for the ministerial-level agency, which usually concentrates on intraparty relations and fellow socialist countries such as North Korea and Vietnam, leaving state-to-state diplomacy to the foreign affairs ministry. But with China locked in an acrimonious cold war-style confrontation with the US and its Western allies, Liu’s department has taken on a greater role in helping to foster a more benign international environment for the country. Liu Jianchao. Photo: AP Observers described Liu, 59, as a trusted aide to Xi. They generally spoke positively of…